McMurray holds off Busch for Atlanta Nationwide win

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09/04/2010 - Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie McMurray won his first Nationwide Series race in nearly six years by taking Saturday's Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

McMurray, who won the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the Sprint Cup Series this season, passed Brad Keselowski after the final restart with 23 laps remaining. He then held off a hard-charging Kyle Busch in the closing laps for his eighth career Nationwide win, but his first since November 2004 at Darlington. His first career win in the series came in 2002 at Atlanta.

Busch was attempting to win his record 11th Nationwide race of the season.

Carl Edwards finished third, followed by Kevin Harvick, who won this race last year, and Matt Kenseth.

Keselowski, who did not pit during the final round of stops, wound up finishing 12th. His lead is now 332 points over Edwards.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.

Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.

El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.

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Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.

New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.

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